Great Stink of London Halliday Stephen
Great Stink of London Halliday Stephen In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House…
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Great Stink of London Halliday Stephen
In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The Times called the crisis "The Great Stink". Sewage generated by a population of over two million Londoners was pouring into the river and was being carried to and fro by the tides.
The great engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Parliament had to act - drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London's primitive system of sanitation. This book is an account of his life and
Great Fire of London
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